A Native Guide to Life in Central Florida

Nudie Bars

mountain nudie bar 022b, originally uploaded by sweetie pie press. Every once in a while I see something in the search terms on the blog that seem worthy of a post. It’s usually something I’ve overlooked, but also something that people want to know about within the Orlando area. Today’s search phrase was “Nudie...

We’re Raising A Nation Of Wimps

I just read an article on the Orlando Sentinel site about a lockdown at Edgewater High School. When I was a kid in school, there was no such thing as a lockdown. However, things change. It seems that we hear about a lockdown all the time, particularly after horrific school shootings across the country. If there’s a man with a gun near a school, they go...

The Death of NASCAR?

Crowd attendance is down at NASCAR races, I presume because it’s a luxury cost that many fans can no longer afford. Ad sponsors are pulling out because they have to prioritize their spending when customers aren’t buying as much. On top of all that, the Big Three automakers are in deep shit. You don’t see a lot of Toyotas or Hondas running in...